Below you will find out some interesting facts about one of the most popular multiplayer online games in the world, which is the progenitor of the mob genre.
Dota 2 is one of the most popular games in the world with a huge base of professional players and an army of fans. Read on to find out interesting facts about Dota 2 that you may not have known.
1. The mastermind behind this sensational online game is a man named IceFrog. He started developing the game in 2005 and there is very little information about him. It is only known that he was born in 1983 or 1984.
2. IceFrog once posted pictures of cats on the Playdota forum in 2009 that got him a lot of backlash. The Dota community complained that he was wasting his time instead of making efforts to update the game. After the incident, he isolated himself from Western audiences, remaining active only on his Weibo account in China.
3. Most people know that Dota 2 first appeared as a WarCraft 3 mod. However, it was inspired by the "Aeon of Strife" map in StarCraft, which makes this map the true progenitor from which the popular gaming genre began.
4. Development of the game began in 2003 when a designer under the pseudonym Eul took charge. Many variations of the game have since been developed, but it was Dota: AllStars, created by later League of Legends game designer Steve "Guinsoo", that truly captivated gamers.
5. Dota 2 has long been the most played game on Steam. However, the Unknown Battleground (PUBG) recently broke the popularity record for the legendary mob. PUBG became the most played game on Steam on August 26, 2018. Dota 2 also had the largest amount of online activity until PUBG surpassed it in this metric.
6. International is the largest Dota 2 tournament in the world. Each The International has surpassed the previous one in terms of prize pool growth and has always offered the highest prizes in esports tournaments. It is also one of the most popular tournaments among esports bookmakers. Check out Dota 2 Predictions if you want to place bets.
7. One of the most recent International 8 tournaments had a total prize pool of $ 25,532,177. It was the most lucrative tournament in esports history. The winning team took home a prize of $ 11,234,158.
8. Danil "Dendi" Ishutin joined the Natus Vincere team in 2010. He continued to play with the team for eight consecutive years, until 2018. At the moment, he holds the record for the number of games played as part of one team. In total, he played 1560 games in the team.
9. Kuro "KuroKy" Salehi Takhasomi, Leong "ddc" Fatman and Clement "Puppy" Ivanov are the only people in Dota 2 history who have competed in every International to this day.
10. KuroKy is the first professional Dota 2 player to achieve 1000 wins in his career. He also has the most unique heroes played in professional games. He is also the player with the highest tournament earnings in Dota 2 and esports history.
